Comments on: Ten Warning Signs of a Normal Financial Life

By: Lunchista

Lunchista — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:49:02 +0000

You go shopping for clothes to cheer yourself up!

This is doubly silly: not only is it costly but the clothes you buy when miserable are far more likely to be bad choices. The article in which I read this gem was written by a retail psychologist.

By: credit scores suck

credit scores suck — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:07:57 +0000

3 days before payday and you have not checked the balance in over 2 weeks. you get the guts to call and dread every button you push on the phone. $3.67 left!!!! hey at least your not negitive this month.

By: Mr. ToughMoneyLove

Mr. ToughMoneyLove — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:18:08 +0000

threadbnder: You are dead on with that one. Buying something because it is on sale is too often used to rationalize an unneeded purchase.

By: threadbndr

threadbndr — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:43:21 +0000

“I saved 50%” is NOT “saving” – somehow we need to differentiate REAL ‘cash in the bank’ savings type savings from ‘not paying full retail price’ faux savings……..

By: Mr. ToughMoneyLove

Mr. ToughMoneyLove — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:03:14 +0000

Andrea – That’s a good one. I’ll have to start a collection and update my list down the road.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:21 +0000

You think frugality is about buying 48 rolls and toilet paper, two gallon jars of pickles and … “ooo, that’s a nice looking printer, I’ll take that too” at Costco and loading it all into the Suburban to get it home.

By: Stephen Ward

Stephen Ward — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:08:20 +0000

You save yourself 10 minutes of effort in the morning by eating out for lunch every day.

Seriously, I have coworkers who gripe about not being able to get ahead financially, all the while eating out every single work day instead of packing themselves a healthier, more filling, more affordable lunch. Financial success isn’t always about big things; it’s also about all the little things that add up.